The Eddie Mae Herron Center is hosting a Candidate Speaking and Fundraising Pie Auction on Friday night October 21, 2016. Activities will begin at 5:30 with a Finger Food Meet and Greet and then the speaking and auction will start about 6:30. All candidates, both opposed and unopposed are encouraged to attend. Each will be…

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The Juneteenth 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be played on Saturday, June 18th at the Eddie Mae Herron Center. Play will begin at 9am. Registration forms are due June 17th. 3 players per team, plus 1 substitute Double Elimination 4 Teams each division Games played to…

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The Eddie Mae Herron Center will be hosting Mr. & Miss Juneteenth 2016 on Saturday, June 18th at 10am. Registration fee is $10 with Most Photogenic, Prettiest Smile, and Best Dressed being awarded. There will be a $5 fee per category. Red, white and blue casual sportswear will be the…

The public is invited to “Songs of Freedom,” a presentation by Robin Brannon in honor of Black History Month on Monday, February 22, at the Eddie Mae Herron Center. Brannon, who lives in Jonesboro, says the program will center around “the faith, hope, and love found in the music of the Civil Rights Movement.” The event begins with…

A group of local students will present poetry from the Harlem Renaissance during a program in observance of Black History Month on Thursday evening, February 25, at the Eddie Mae Herron Center. The event, which begins with desserts and coffee at 6:30, is co-sponsored by the EMH Center and BRTC’s Office of Corporate and Community Education. As African…

Black River Technical College Foundation SEAS (Special Events and Activities Support) and the Eddie Mae Herron Center are sponsoring a presentation for Black History Month. Rodney Harris will be presenting Spokesmen for Their race: African-American Political Involvement in Arkansas, 1868-1893 February 16 at 10am. The event will be held at Black River Technical Center’s RCDC…